'\"macro stdmacro
.if n .pH g1.help @(#)help	40.7 of 10/30/89
.\" Copyright 1989 AT&T
.nr X
.if \nX=0 .ds x} help 1 "Source Code Control System Utilities" "\&"
.if \nX=1 .ds x} help 1 "Source Code Control System Utilities"
.if \nX=2 .ds x} help 1 "" "\&"
.if \nX=3 .ds x} help "" "" "\&"
.TH \*(x}
.SH NAME
\f4help\f1 \- ask for help with message numbers or SCCS commands
.SH SYNOPSIS
\f4help\f4
[\^\f2args\^\f4]  \f1
.SH DESCRIPTION
\f4help\f1
finds information to explain a message from a command or explain the use of
a SCCS command.
Zero or more arguments may be supplied.
If no arguments are given,
\f4help\fP
will prompt for one.
.PP
The arguments may be either
information within the parentheses following
a message or SCCS command names.
.PP
The response of the program will be the explanatory information related
to the argument, if there is any.
.PP
When all else fails, try ``help stuck''.
.SH FILES
.TP 25
\f2LIBDIR\f4/help\f1
directory containing files of message text.
.TP
\f2LIBDIR\f4/help/helploc\f1
file containing locations of help files not in \f2LIBDIR\f4/help\f1.
.TP
\f2LIBDIR\f1
usually \f4/usr/ccs/lib\f1
.\"	@(#)help.1	6.2 of 9/2/83
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